diff --git a/recipes/protobuf/recipe.sh b/recipes/protobuf/recipe.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+VERSION_protobuf=${VERSION_protobuf:-2.6.0}
+URL_protobuf=https://protobuf.googlecode.com/svn/rc/protobuf-$VERSION_protobuf.tar.gz
+DEPS_protobuf=(python)
+MD5_protobuf=9959d86087e64524d7f91e7a5a6e4fd7
+BUILD_protobuf=$BUILD_PATH/protobuf/$(get_directory $URL_protobuf)/python
+RECIPE_protobuf=$RECIPES_PATH/protobuf
+
+function prebuild_protobuf() {
+	true
+}
+
+function shouldbuild_protobuf() {
+	if [ -d "$SITEPACKAGES_PATH/protobuf" ]; then
+		DO_BUILD=0
+	fi
+}
+
+function build_protobuf() {
+	cd $BUILD_protobuf
+
+	push_arm
+
+	try $BUILD_hostpython/hostpython setup.py build
+	try $BUILD_hostpython/hostpython setup.py install -O2 --root=$BUILD_PATH/python-install --install-lib=lib/python2.7/site-packages
+
+	pop_arm
+}
+
+function postbuild_protobuf() {
+	true
+}